By Rachel on December 1, 2005
Just a small post to say that I’m still alive and haven’t forgotten about my blog; just been really busy unpacking and getting orientated with the city.
I saw the end of my first anime series in St. Louis yesterday, Last Exile, and I was kinda disappointed. David liked it, but he just isn’t as harsh of a critic as I am, being much more forgiving of a series’ flaws than myself. Far, far too many blatant rip offs, nods and influences from other popular movies/games (can you say pod racing and Chocobo racing anyone?) The ending was shallow and raised more questions than it answered…but I digress, I’ll review Last Exile another night.
In conclusion, I’m alive and well in St. Louis, I have a lovely view of the city (garden district I believe), and I’m content. I’ll be reviewing and writing in the near future.
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I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.
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